Tag Archives: cloud vs. premise

The conversation about cloud computing for law firms has changed, according to a recent panel at LegalTech NY. It’s no longer a question of is the cloud secure, but rather a question of how we can make it more secure. In order to improve on an idea, small law must have a baseline understanding of the cloud. We recently spotted ... Read More »

Which approach is better for a law firm: cloud or premise software? It’s a question that inherently calls for a comparison style checklist of features and functions – and may overlook a better question: Does the software solve a problem well for a law firm? Some of the debates – including those in which we’ve participated – forget well-established benefits ... Read More »

He went to school to be a lawyer and wound up as a technology consultant to law firms for the last 12 years. A little more than a decade ago, Craig Bayer finished school and went to work for a law firm, which coincidentally had just purchased LexisNexis® PCLaw® software for practice management. Though at the time he had no ... Read More »

Sequestered away in a session at LegalTech NY last February, a semi-secretive appellate court heard arguments from attorneys arguing on behalf of both cloud-based and premise-based law firm practice management tools. Cameras were not permitted in courtroom, but over the weekend, an audio recording of the hearing surfaced on the internet was obtained by this blog. The acting justices included ... Read More »

Cloud-based tools for practice management have gained substantial traction in 2014. There has for example, been some $458 million invested in legal start-ups in the last year or so. That’s up from just $66 million year-over-year – and sizable portion of that is going toward cloud-based products and tools aimed at the legal industry. There’s good reason too: Multiple market ... Read More »

In a session at the 2014 ABA TECHSHOW, two speakers compared law firm practice management systems in the cloud and on premise. From the speakers’ vantage point, premise-based solutions tend to be more robust, have a greater capacity for customization but generally cost more. Cloud products, on the other hand, tend to be less expensive because these solutions do not ... Read More »

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